Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones took a knee next to the players before the national anthem played in Arizona Monday night. The Cowboys were gearing up to play against the Arizona Cardinals when Jones locked arms with the teammates and took a knee. ESPN reported earlier in the day that the Cowboys were planning to make a statement during their game in the wake of President Donald Trump’s comments regarding players protesting the national anthem. After the game, Jones, a supporter of Trump and one of several NFL owners who donated money to him, spoke with the media about the team's decision."I hope that our team was clear," Jones said. "We want to stand and respect the flag. But we also, as a complete team, want to be able to, when we can, demonstrate that unity is important and equality is important. The thing that I'm so proud of these guys for is that they did both."Running back Ezekiel Elliott told reporters, "We just wanted to show unity. We don't agree at all with what the president said. We just wanted to show that we weren't going to be divided by that."Around the nation this weekend, NFL players took knees and some locked arms during the national anthem. There were others who even stayed in the locker room during that time. The official Twitter account for Dallas Cowboys tweeted a photo of the decision with the caption “#FootballIsFamily.” There were quite a few reactions to the team's decision. One person tweeted, "When @dallascowboys knelt pregame it was in prayer for equality and unity, not during anthem. Stood arm in arm during anthem"The NFL Twitter account tweeted, "Prior to the National Anthem, the @DallasCowboys and @AZCardinals shared a moment of unity on the field."

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones took a knee next to the players before the national anthem played in Arizona Monday night.

The Cowboys were gearing up to play against the Arizona Cardinals when Jones locked arms with the teammates and took a knee. ESPN reported earlier in the day that the Cowboys were planning to make a statement during their game in the wake of President Donald Trump’s comments regarding players protesting the national anthem.

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After the game, Jones, a supporter of Trump and one of several NFL owners who donated money to him, spoke with the media about the team's decision.

"I hope that our team was clear," Jones said. "We want to stand and respect the flag. But we also, as a complete team, want to be able to, when we can, demonstrate that unity is important and equality is important. The thing that I'm so proud of these guys for is that they did both."

Running back Ezekiel Elliott told reporters, "We just wanted to show unity. We don't agree at all with what the president said. We just wanted to show that we weren't going to be divided by that."